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Prospective Graduate Students

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Why UA?

  • Read an overview of the department’s graduate program and what makes UA a great place to study history

Admissions

  • Review information and advice about how to apply to either the MA or the PhD program in history, plus some FAQs

Degree Programs

  • Check out overviews of the MA and PhD programs
  • Learn more about the MA program.
  • Learn more about the PhD program.

Research

  • Areas of specialty for our graduate students and faculty

Placement

  • See where our graduate students have been getting jobs
  • Learn about opportunities for professional activity and development
  • Read about “Where Historians Work.”

Meet Us!

  • Prospective students should contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Dr. Juan José Ponce Vázquez, to arrange a visit.
  • The Department of History is located on the second floor of ten Hoor Hall.
  • Information about visitor parking can be found on the UA Parking Services website.
  • The closest parking deck to the history department is the North ten Hoor Parking Deck.
  • Before contacting us, you might want to consult the UA academic calendar so that you know when classes are in session.

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Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0212

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